A Grandmaster's Guide to Over-the-Board Chess | Etiquette and Behavior

[@Theo-Sanders]

Only thing missing here is how to capture pieces? When I played my brother as a kid I would hold my piece and smash his with it, sending it flying off the board, and often off the table entirely. But I guess that isn't tournament etiquette.

[@blobfishblake6776]

I think you should do that anyways, it’s their fault for letting you capture their piece

[@johnlawton3503]

This isn’t tournament etiquette but it should be imo. Also it should be required that you move knights using a galloping motion

[@priyabratamallick9230]

I think you don't have to guess

[@drunkenhobo8020]

@@johnlawton3503 I believe that's allowed, but you have to bring your own coconuts for the sound effects.

[@snawsomesauce2866]

@@drunkenhobo8020 migratory coconuts?

[@eccky1897]

Hi, Daniel! I’m a chess player from the Netherlands, started playing a year ago. I’ve been following your channel ever since I’ve started playing, and have read your book on positional chess. I’ve learnt a lot from you, and today I’ve played and won my first tournament game with an opening I know you like (and so do I): The King’s Indian. It took 32 moves and I was playing someone above my rating. I want to thank you for all you’ve done to help me improve at chess and wish you the best. I love your videos! If you want me to share my game, I’ll make a link to an analysis board and put it here.

[@Im0nlyHuman]

I just went to my first tournament on Saturday and got 5.0/5.0! I went from UNR to 1100p

[@justrandomthings8158]

Good stuff bro!

[@blazoraptor3392]

Nice!

[@MistaMasta12]

Congrats!

[@ethan073]

😃

[@Blackbelt_97]

Only 1100? What division were you in I’m about to play my first as an unrated but I’m playing in the open

[@kmdsummon]

The main reason why you must move the piece and press the clock using only one hand - is to guarantee you don’t press the clock before the move is finished. And that is a mandatory rule.

[@alexrandall8557]

Wow, that actually makes a lot of sense. Me and my mate sometimes play OTB games against each other and he does this sometimes during time trouble

[@majesticaaa4131]

Ya you can keep your left hand on the clock and instantly press or even before. Makes sense

[@erzs.bathory]

How can peace be moved? 🤣🤣

[@kmdsummon]

@@erzs.bathory Thank you, my phone thinks he is smarter than me sometimes. I’ve corrected the spelling.

[@JimmyBoosterCrate]

Me (genius): presses clock, then plays move (with same hand)

[@Ninterd2]

I'm from Sweden and I've never been to a tournament that doesn't provide boards and/or pieces! Even pens are always provided and placed by the score sheet that is at your seat as well! Great video! Surprised to hear you don't have that luxury in America.

[@maarten404]

Right? Same here from the Netherlands. Never heard about a byob tournament

[@itsyaboi1245]

Wasnt even the case when i played in tournaments in America lmao

[@twistedoperator4422]

We don't have many things here. Many common sense things.

[@michal_kowal]

I believe this is quite common throughout whole Europe tbh.

[@jannik207]

Germany as well

[@-ChrisD]

Wow, these OTB "how to" videos are extremely thorough and informative. Well done and thanks for sharing!

[@lp4969]

The way Danya prepares and explains everything is perfect, I wish he also taught us history of the world sometimes

[@DivinePlant]

I wouldn’t be surprised if he does history content at some point in his career, he has a History degree

[@lp4969]

@@DivinePlant yeah, that's why I said it

[@DivinePlant]

@@lp4969 Even if he wasn’t qualified as fuck it would still be fantastic

[@lp4969]

@@DivinePlant hahaha you have a point

[@EtaiOren]

GM Naroditsky, you are by far the most thourough, nice, thoughtful chess youtuber. This video is so lovely, as are all your videos. Thank you for making content!

[@dodyeid7591]

Thanks so much for the awesome content Daniel! A small tip: after your focus is auto-adjusted, turn off auto-focus to avoid that in-and-out blurring that sometimes occurs when you move back and forth. Peace and blessings!

[@BrentTJo]

Pairing sheet: Brady (1500) Sucks (2700) you truly are a Master. 😂

[@Speedster___]

Amen

[@DivinePlant]

I didn’t know Danya fucked with football

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

The diversity on content lately is of the charts good. LOVING this stuff.

[@kf3696]

Middle left corner of screen -- Patched up hole following a supersonic mouse smashing through the wall into the other room, after Danya got flagged in hyperbullet.. All jokes aside, you are the best Danya. This content and all your speedruns are among the best chess content on the internet.

[@biscuitsandthat]

"...It starts with you coming, in the morning". Couldn't agree more, stress relief should be an integral part of everyone's chess preparation.

[@rkdgaming7179]

🤣🤣lmao . Mad underrated comment

[@riptide1889]

69 likes(don't anyone change it >: l)

[@braaggon]

Hey Danya, a very minor question I had. At the end of games, chess players place the kings in the center of the board on particular squares. What is the meaning of this and is it necessary?

[@DanielNaroditskyGM]

This is usually done on DGT boards (i.e. boards that auto-transmit moves to a website with live game feeds) to signal the result. White's king on e4, Black's on d5 means White has won, Black's king on e5, White's on d4 means Black has won, and both kings on d4/d5 or e4/e5 mean that game has ended in a draw. This is "DGT language" and is done only to indicate the result to the website; it is not necessary on normal boards and is usually done by arbiters/TD's when there is a live feed.

[@braaggon]

Okay, I’ve seen this a lot in otb chess broadcasts and I was wondering. Thanks for taking the time to reply and keep up the wonderful content.

[@pablodv87]

@@DanielNaroditskyGM I'm guessing the idea is "the king that won is on it's own color square"?

[@BlueEyes-WhiteDrag0n]

@@pablodv87 yes. And if its draw both on their respective square matching colour

[@musangmlbb]

@@DanielNaroditskyGM so, simply If both Kings at white square, WHITE win If both Kings at Black square, BLACK win

[@whitepanth3r]

I have watched tons of youtube chess instructional videos and I am so happy that I found Danya's channel. The quality instruction is far above that of any other channel and he provides it all at no cost. Even his past twitch broadcasts have no paywall. I subscribed to him on twitch just because of the fact that he doesn't force anyone to pay for any of his content

[@z51racer]

Playing in my first tournament in less than 10 days. Thank you so much for making this video as well as the preceding part 1 video! These were a great help in getting over the anxiety about the unknown!

[@HexaeX]

How’s your tournament going?

[@z51racer]

@@HexaeX So far I'm 1.0/2, so hanging in there! It's a month long tourney played on Tuesday evenings. G90,d5! Thanks for asking!

[@HexaeX]

@@z51racer That’s nice! Hope you’re having fun, and good luck for the next rounds!

[@linguotgr]

One thing that has happened to me in the past that may have been nice to have known a bit about before hand is what to do when your opponent is late/doesnt show up. Also something that players should know is what to do if you or your opponent make an illegal move, like not realizing they are in check or something. Great video, and great idea to get this info out there for newer players looking to try their hand at OTB play.

[@askashutosh8667]

On a illegal move stop the clock raise your hand! That will do good.

[@baseballlover723]

hey Danya, great video, I recently played in my first tournament this past weekend, and I was wondering if you could do a short segment on ratings, like what does it mean to be dual rated, how long does it take for you to get your rating, and how the initial rating is calculated / how a rating is calculated with unrated players in the mix. Thanks a lot for this series, it makes me feel a lot less anxious about doing an OTB tournament.

[@s4eXoF]

Very impressive how you make a video of half an hour without any edits and are extremely enganging.

[@tmbhbnt8281]

What happens when you unknowingly make an illegal move, e.g. moving the king into check or moving a piece pinned to the king. Does the opponent just call it out and you make a new move, or does the TD get involved in some way?

[@tmbhbnt8281]

nevermind this was answered in another comment

[@mikadire1378]

@@tmbhbnt8281 cant find the comment, what's the procedure?

[@tmbhbnt8281]

@@mikadire1378 see comment by "Vesa Kleemola", it has a reply from Danya himself. I'll just copy it here in case it's hard to find: [Daniel Naroditsky] Good question, and I should have covered it. Generally the newer rules state that the opponent gets a few minutes added to their clock; in the vast majority of tournaments an illegal move does not lose the first time around. If your opponent makes an illegal move, you should stop the clock and call over the TD, but it's generally good practice to let it go (provided your opponent retracts the move :)

[@illusionSquared]

One additional possiblity here, it's possible for an illegal move to be played and neither player to realize. I believe that if either player realizes within 10 moves you call the TD over and you will have to return to the last legal position. However after 10 moves I believe you are supposed to accept the position as is and play on. This also includes circumstances where the board was initially set up incorrectly for example (I've seen people accidentally swap the knights and bishops). I was told this by a TD so I assume it's true for UCSF, but I haven't ever verified it in the rulebook. Very rare to ever occur though except for very young kids.

[@negativerainbow]

I really appreciate the extra youtube content! Thanks a lot!

[@chessmelissa8672]

18:45 - I usually wait for the opponent to aknowledge that it's checkmate. I also like to wait for the losing player to extend their hand. Not sure if this is considered good or bad etiquette?

[@Pravinoz]

When's the under-the-board chess guide?

[@evyunov]

When chess players are under the board they probably too drunk to proceed with the game.

[@ddranimestyle]

You're not allowed to untie player's shoelaces

[@snickle1980]

@@evyunov When food and drink was mentioned earlier in the video along with alcohol, I immediately wondered if there has ever been a case of a tournament playing GM who was struggling with alcohol. I wouldn't think those two activities would ever go together, but as a nicotine addict, I have to wonder.

[@r0b0hobo]

@@snickle1980 Alexander Alekhine was probably the strongest player of the 20's and 30's but got so drunk he pissed himself once during a game. His drinking caused him to lose his world title in 1935. He reportedly quit drinking after the loss and gained his title back a couple years later which he held until his assasination in 1946.

[@addiart577]

@@snickle1980 i know of a guy who i believe was an fm (i say was because he unfortunately died a couple years ago). He was playing in a tournament that lasted 4 or 5 days. Before the last tournament day, the players all had a party. He got so drunk and stayed up for so long that the next day he came almost 50 mins left to the game. He won tho, which is weird

[@DrummerJoeyStix]

Day 51 of saying you're the man Danya. Love your legendary content. This was a great guide to the introductions of in real life over the board chess. Even in your lectures you're masterfully concise. Thank you thank you!

[@jorggradert1854]

Time 13:18 - 13:25 adjusting pieces. Make shure to place the piece in the center of the squares. So that you not have to adjust it. If you have to adjust it i will come to that later. Then you push the Pawn by letting it go, then press the clock and adjust it in your opponents time. Made me smile. I think you where not aware of it. Elswise like your videos. English is not my first language, hope it is not to hard to understand. Kind regards.

[@DMSBrian24]

the habit of moving the rook first might come from the castling "tip" that a lot of children (myself included) were or maybe still are taught, especially in the east - "rook to the king, king to the rook", it makes it easy to remember where the king and the rook should end up after either short or long castling, i used to move the rook first for years as well because of it

[@BRNRDNCK]

I feel that isn't easier to remember than moving the king first. You just have to remember that the king takes two steps and the rook swings around.

[@DMSBrian24]

@@BRNRDNCK well we're talking about 4 and 5 year olds here, they play the game mostly using pure visualization so it's just more intuitive to teach that rule instead of making them count squares and either way this was simply never an issue in those places as it was completely fine to move the rook first before the rules were fully unified and globally enforced, i learned it from my grandfather who probably never heard about fide when he was young, so no wonder a lot of older players tend to do that

[@kingstoler]

I have no plans to play OTB tournaments, but I still found this informative. Good to know.

[@trufavarela]

Quick question about capturing a piece, do you generally remove the piece first? Or do this exchanging of the pieces with one hand?

[@morganl8192]

Either one is fine, but if you touch the piece you want to capture that counts as touch move and you must go through with the capture even before touching your own piece.

[@claudiomaker2932]

@@morganl8192 that’s right, when I was playing a tournament I think my opponent intentionally misplaced his pawn on its square and I was about to fix it until I realized my Queen could legally capture it! Luckily I was fast enough with the “J’ adoube”

[@ethan073]

@@morganl8192 thanks, I was wondering about this too

[@uroskuzmanovic3317]

Danya is the best !!! He is so nice that is really a pleasure to watch and learn from his videos.

[@synesthetically]

This is the video I've been searching for as I hope to enter my first OTB tournament next year. Thank you!!

[@thebluesmurfdude]

Awesome! Been thinking about maybe trying OTB. This is great, will go check out the first video!

[@unadventurer5040]

Thanks for the content Danya! Taking the jobava to my first OTB tourney at my local club in 2 weeks!

[@gmdm9319]

23:55 as a 161660 rated grandmaster who has been playing chess for 40+ years, I advise you to prepare for that situation and do PIPI in pampers, it's very convenient

[@MistaMasta12]

AnarchyChess represent! 😂

[@ethan073]

I’m surprised pipi in pampers isn’t meme’d on more 😆

[@aayushhegde6738]

You missed a point about touch move rule. When you touch a opponents piece you have to capture it if legally possible, unless you said adjust. As always great content Danya!

[@oliverlane9716]

Does that go the other way too? That if you touch one of your pieces but no legal move is possible you can just move another piece instead? For instance you go to move a piece but as you do you realise you'll leave your king in check, is that a forfiet, a time to call over the director or can you just make a legal move with a different piece?

[@trueskyte]

I think a lot of DGT clocks (mine does) add the increment BEFORE each move, so if the time control is 15+10, on that clock the players will start with 15:10 and not 15:00. Do I have to set 14:50 so that it will show 15:00?

[@MistaMasta12]

No, according to the rules increment also gets added to the first move (at least, according to DGT).

[@nahblue]

In the just played world blitz championship, you can see that the clocks start with a reading of 3.02 for a 3+2 time control.

[@LightSquares]

Good to know not to engage with opponent in dispute, just let TD sort it out. Great video.

[@Karim-ik5ij]

Amazing how lighting can make you look 5 years younger! Great vid man, keep it up.

[@doubleh6526]

Amazing video! I just wanted to add that I think there is a way to properly promote a pawn if I am not mistaken. Because one time I saw a video that Nepo did it wrong.

[@sadmangoescrazy]

I was waiting for him to explain this. I actually asked my coach (IM from Europe) a while back. What he said was this: You typically move your pawn to the 8th rank, and you may pause the clock if you're in time trouble. Then you say "queen" or "I need a queen", pick one up and replace your pawn with the queen (or another piece if applicable). Then you press the clock. A few weeks back I watched a player promote a pawn incorrectly in an OTB tournament (u1500 category). He removed his pawn from the 7th rank and just put a queen to the 8th, the pawn never touching the 8th rank. The TD saw this, chuckled and ignored it. So it doesn't seem to be the end of the world if you do it wrong. P.S. Rated European local tournament, not USCF

[@MrHourn]

Danya you're a incredible teacher. I love the more “casual content" keep it up mate！

[@mauriciorichards193]

Hey Danya, great video! One question, are you still obliged to write the moves on the sheet if you are in time pressure and have to make quick moves?

[@kamilklimowicz6160]

I believe the rule is that when you're down to 5 min you no longer have to take moves down.

[@askamundsen667]

@@kamilklimowicz6160 i think the 5 min rule is only when there is no increment. If there is 30 seconds bonus time you have to notate the whole game

[@luizfernandotesck144]

If the game have 30s increment you need to keep writing the moves.

[@tonberrytoby]

Great video. I remember when I was a little boy and couldn't remember how far to move the pieces especially castling, especially long. My father told me the rule: you move your rock to the king, then the king jumps over the rock. It was easy to remember, but it did lead to that bad habit. Had lots of computers beep at me for trying to castle in the wrong order.

[@rnedisc]

It's maybe a lot easier to just remember that the king moves 2 spaces (instead of thr standard 1) to the left/right. And then put the rook next to your king.

[@jamesmrotek9614]

Love these OTB videos. Don't even worry about technical stuff. We don't mind at all 🖤

[@TheChessGiant]

Great video Daniel, you got some awesome content man!

[@Hibasi]

My first tournament experience was a blitz tournament and it was very messy, disregarding touch move, my opponent once didnt start the clock and we realized after 10 moves and kept playing on and I once sighed and said "okay" and my opponent thought I'm resigning. But in the end it worked out and was fun :).

[@akshay.asthana]

Thank you Danya for such an awesome content.

[@lolzifer]

"It's assumed that your opponents know when they're in check" - HA, that's because you've never played against me, Danya. Checkm8!

[@athena546]

I've wondered, if black isn't at the board, who starts the clock for a forfeit to occur?

[@kingduckfilms]

I would guess by common sense that White would.

[@addiart577]

Pretty sure you can get the arbiter to start the time

[@kamilklimowicz6160]

I've always just started the clock for myself made the move and clicked the clock. It's important to do that especially if you have a clock that counts the moves.

[@melk100]

28:05 If in a time scramble you have less than 5 mins left and don't need to write the the moves down, can you just stop the clock and call the arbitrator? Maybe even start writing several moves after pausing the clock? How can anyone claim repetition if both players have less than 5 mins left and your opponent desides to be a jerk?

[@illusionSquared]

For repititons the answer is usually that if you are no longer notating you forfeit your ability to claim a repetition. I haven't ever seen it myself where an opponent is repeating a position countless times with time pressure and still refusing a draw. However if things are getting rediculous and a position is repeating many times then I think it's fair to pause the clock and call an aribitor (TD) over. If they weren't already watching your game (generally there are only a couple games left if both players are in time pressure), then they might ask you to play on and watch, and call the game drawn if they continue to see a repitition.

[@melk100]

@@illusionSquared Thank you for the answer. Guess for some reason I imagined a room with only two people in it and an aribitor next door :/

[@joshuamitchell5530]

If you get up from the board and your opponent makes a move, and you’re not actually sure what move they made, are you allowed to ask them?

[@HyperFuze]

You kept notation so you should be able to figure out what was played

[@bumblethebee761]

You are allowed to ask to look at your opponent’s scoresheet during your turn so you can ask for their scoresheet to see what they played (if you can’t figure it out from your own scoresheet)

[@illusionSquared]

In addition to what the others have said, it's also perfectly fine to quietly ask your opponent what move they made as you return to the board.

[@nickd5422]

Danya, how often should you play positions out? Is it obnoxious to try to battle back or stalemate trap from a lost position? Thanks for the great video!

[@mitchellwilson5770]

Never resign

[@luizfernandotesck144]

Is your right to keep playing until check mate if you want.

[@nickd5422]

@@luizfernandotesck144 But is it obnoxious and/or frowned upon if the position is totally lost? Let's say king vs king & queen

[@luizfernandotesck144]

@@nickd5422 I would say it's fine.

[@marcinz.3570]

No, it is totally fine to play until mate, especially for lower rated players and/or rapid/blitz time control Even Kasparov stalemated his opponent being up a Queen and a Rook ;) so play on until mate and if they get upset about it, THEY are showing bad sportsmanship, not you

[@alphonseashamalla7345]

Good video. You may also add that if the player needs to leave the tournament before playing his last game or games, he needs to notify the TD so that the TD will not pair him with other players for the remaining games of the tournament. If the player does not notify the TD, the TD will be pair him with other players, and these games will be considered as lost games for him (forfeits).

[@GB2010ize]

Daniel you are the BEST ! Thanks for info and your time !!

[@dieterbohlen1572]

Question about capturing pieces: Do I remove the to-be-captured piece first, put it aside and then move my piece onto that square or is it okay to do it in one motion?

[@MistaMasta12]

Both are allowed, but whatever piece you touch first must be moved. If you touch the opponent’s piece first you have to capture it.

[@nathanielfaerman]

I have one more question - despite having played otb tournaments, I‘ve hardly ever seen grandmasters do it: how exactly does one promote a pawn? Place the new piece first, then remove the pawn? Or remove the pawn and put down the new piece? Thank you! You are an amazing teacher Danya!

[@askashutosh8667]

Promoting is simple you have to place the piece in the 8 th square the not the pawn Step is remove the pawn from 7 th place and then put the piece you desires maybe a queen , knight etc. On the 8 th square Hope it was helpful!!!!

[@mymainmansonic]

Awesome video, as usual. 1. Does touch move still apply if you aren't legally allowed to move the piece? 2. Do you claim the 50 move rule the same way as a threefold repetition?

[@Xplayer007]

1. No, you would be allowed to move another piece. 2. Yes, a draw must be claimed for the 50 move rule under FIDE and USCF rules.

[@morganl8192]

1. You won’t be forced to make an illegal move, but the illegal move penalty (usually 2 minutes added to opponent’s clock) will apply.

[@tmbhbnt8281]

If you're away when the opponent makes a move are you allowed (or is it polite) to ask what the move was?

[@terroristsnakecat4830]

Just have a peek at their scoresheet, and unless you are doing really well and have some easy moves to play (or if you need a break) you shouldn’t be walking around too much anyways unless if you have great visualization

[@BRNRDNCK]

In addition to what Snake cat said^, you play really long games you'll be staring at the board for several minutes between moves, so it's very easy to identify how the position changed. You may have even considered that your opponent would make the move he did.

[@bahrss]

Thanks for great educational content, Danya. I have two minor questions: does the procedure for claiming a draw by 50 move rule differ from threefold repetition draw? have you ever seen a person using their smartphone with a chess clock program instead of an actual chess clock?

[@kingduckfilms]

According to the FIDE laws of Chess at www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf , the procedure for the 50-move rule is indeed identical to threefold repetition (Article 9.3) See Article 12.3 for your second question: "Without the permission of the arbiter a player is forbidden to have a mobile phone or other electronic means of communication in the playing venue, unless they are completely switched off. If any such device produces a sound, the player shall lose the game."

[@BrokenG-String]

3 of the biggest factors that discourage me from entering my first otb chess tournament are 1) Notation - I feel that I might forget to notate, forget the moves that were just played, or that it might distract me in my train of thought during a critical position. 2) Time pressure scrambles - Without pre-moves I feel i will lose a lot on time and having to notate at the same time while remembering to hit the physical clock without making an illegal move, spotting if the opponent makes an illegal move, not to mention the messiness of pieces stumbling all over the board, sounds very daunting and challenging. 3) Much less experience in otb chess and difficulty viewing the board and pieces unlike the birds eye view, evenly spaced 2D layout in online chess. i just seem to play worse otb and miss things i would never miss online. (This one i have the least problem with, just need to practice more)

[@blackninja4492]

What’s proper etiquette for if you knock over a piece. Like if the game goes 1. e4, e5 and you move to bring your knight to Nf3 and you accidentally brush/ knock over the bishop, what do you do

[@kingduckfilms]

According to the FIDE laws of chess, you must "move the first piece touched which can be moved" (article 4.3.a), so I believe if that happens you can still play Nf3.

[@blackninja4492]

@@kingduckfilms but what if you knock over the bishop before touching the knight

[@totalhysteria]

@@blackninja4492 this is a good question and I would say you can move the knight and the touch rule doesn't apply. I have seen a video when two super GM played a blitz match (I think it was Magnus and Hikaru) and Magnus was a bit clumsy and fell over a piece but moved another. Hikaru didn't call the floor manager or said anything about it. I think the rule means you have to intentionally touch the piece. And I think most players can see the difference when someone touches it accidentally and really grabbing it.

[@illusionSquared]

If you're concerned about touch move, it's generally pretty obvious that you accidentally brushed another piece and nobody will care. If you're asking about the protocol for resetting knocked over pieces, you should reset all of the pieces to their correct squares BEFORE hitting the clock. I would also say "adjust" as I reset each piece just to be clear.

[@aljamalk]

wow...i thought i know the bloody rules.. but the castling rule what to touch first was suprising. I was taught "rook always go to the king, than king jumps over the rook". This way it was somehow easier for me (as a child) to remember how to long castle... (put the king on b file or on c file ?). I even wasnt lazy to check the official rules of fide (well..czech federation translation), because i thought that maybe you Americans have some special customs, like you always do :D Seems like you were right. :) I plan to go to my first ever tournament this month, so you saved me from trouble!

[@ricardo.teixeira]

Thanks Danya! Great video.

[@RFX001]

Thanks Danya! Can you do a quick vid on notations in the future?

[@joeyg7625]

Hi Danya, really awesome video! Been getting into OTB tourneys lately and have been struggling with mental stamina. Will have a really tough match and be completely mentally drained for the next one. Can you do a video on strategies (even night before, morning of, during, and between games) to maintain stamina?

[@j.michaelbrounoff6129]

I am a senior citizen. When I was growing up, chess notation consisted of P-K4 rather than e4. Is the old form of notation (P-K4, Kt-KB3, etc.) still in use? If not, when and how did it change?

[@System.Error.]

Old notation is not used nowadays. I think it’s not against the rules to write them, though. You can find more information by searching: Algebraic Notation of chess.

[@thabien4711]

i met Daniel at a tournament a few months ago. he was very friendly.

[@ianrhys]

First ever OTB in 2 days, I'll let you know the results. Tnx Dannya!!!

[@BionicPig95]

Results?

[@DonDadda45]

how was it?

[@0bada905]

Regarding touch move rule, if I touch a piece of mine, and then touch my opponents piece, do I have to capture the piece I touched? Also what happens if I touch his piece first and I can capture it with multiple pieces, can the opponent claim touch move?

[@BixenteFabregas]

@Daniel Naroditsky Missing : how to write down reflexion time (useful training tool and allowed by the FIDE) how to write down draw proposals (and you MUST, see FIDE 8.1 "Both players must record the offer of a draw on the scoresheet.")

[@jamesbuckley7054]

This video is amazing for people with anxiety, thanks so much Danya!

[@hellodave4984]

I was anxious about going to my first tournament. I was even worrying about things like how to start the clock. When I went it was very chill and I had a great time. Good luck with yours.

[@Jonathansamgray]

Are you allowed to keep your scoresheet after, or are the moves recorded somewhere that I can find after the tournament? I'd love to be able to review my games but don't trust myself to memorize them. Amazing video, thanks Danya! Playing my first tournament this weekend in NY!

[@mr_mr]

25:40 I believe the actual rule is that you must hit the clock with the same hand that moved the piece.

[@alternateimmaster2213]

Danya, your English is phenomenal!

[@Ninterd2]

He was born in California haha!

[@immaleaf4964]

@@Ninterd2 That makes it even more impressive

[@grievous5243]

@@Ninterd2 His english is pretty good for someone from Cali

[@grievous5243]

Very informative Danya!

[@amyers01]

Nice video for being ‘off the cuff’. Perhaps explain the 50 move rule as well.

[@michaelmcginn9780]

Keep up the great content danya !!

[@Lentsku]

How do you promote pawns and how do you do it if there is no extra queen/other piece available or the opponent is fidgeting with the piece?

[@nickeastmusic9930]

i think if there is no queen available to you you are allowed to stop the clock until a queen is found. In order to promote, you first move your pawn to the square wher it promotes, then remove the pawn from the board and put the piece you want to promote it to on the correct square all with the same hand. I am not sure though if you stop the clock after you put your pawn on the promotion square or before you move if no queen can be found, but i would assume you do it after you move the pawn to not make it seem like you resign.

[@tmbhbnt8281]

How do you 'find' a queen if there is none available? do you go through the other boards to see if they have spare? wouldn't that be distracting?

[@nickeastmusic9930]

@@tmbhbnt8281 i think you raise your hand until a tournament director shows up and he will somehow organize it. i have only played tournaments so far where chess sets and pieces are provided, so the organizer has some spare pieces available, but i dont know how they would do it if its actually difficult to find a queen :D

[@rnedisc]

@@nickeastmusic9930 I've heard people say they might use an upsidedown rook if that's available as well. Never played an otb tourny so not sure if that's actually a thing though.

[@nickeastmusic9930]

@@rnediscthis is like a chess club thing where if you are just blitzing for fun you can do that, but im 99% sure this isnt allowed in an official game.

[@AnCoSt1]

my only complaint is the way you pronounced "assuage" 33:03

[@Tzesar]

Hey Danya one important thing doesnt get mentioned here and i am curios. What if the opponent or yourself forget to hit the clock after the move?

[@darekisrael469]

I think what I would do if my opponent forgets to hit his clock is say nothing and keep thinking on their time as this is best for you. What are you going to do point to the clock and direct them to their blunder of time management? Let them figure it out and potentially win on time if they're negligent enough. Also if you make a move on the opponents time or vice versa that must be a penalty at the least so just letting the clock tick and using the time wisely is probably best.

[@Tzesar]

@@darekisrael469 it is an old post and what i did now was always remind them 1 or 2 times about their time , because of fair play and after that i let it run out till they realize it

[@felimart]

19:58 Offering a draw 21:56 Resigning

[@trent797]

Awesome video! The only thing I would add is that you cannot take notes while playing in a tournament. All you are allowed to do is write down your moves, nothing else.

[@lukacalov1988]

In my country after the handshake player with whitr pieces makes a move and pressed the clock more often than the other way around

[@213kanwernadeem5]

I just love this dude!

[@nickifischer3672]

Hey Daniel, big fan of your videos, you're such a talented teacher and a great chess player! One situation that I have faced during OTB games was, that my opponent made an illegal move, e.g. put himself in check or didn't get himself out of check. What would happen in a tournament if one made an illegal move? And follow-up question, what happens to the one touch rule if the piece you touched has no legal moves? Thanks for your answer and keep up the great work! best wishes from switzerland!

[@BlindMuted]

What's the etiquette on getting up and standing behind your opponent to look at the board from their side?

[@willcarrell9537]

It's allowed but it may annoy some people

[@dhruvdevc]

Might make them anxious more than anything

[@XeroOl]

Thank you for this amazing video!

[@austinshiner9219]

A minor thing I'm still confused about: You mentioned that if a player is not present at the start of the game, then you start the clock, then after a set time (usually 1 hour) they forfeit the game. But you also mentioned that black always starts the clock. So, if I am white and my opponent is not at the board at the start of the game, am I allowed to start the clock? Thanks for the great video!

[@itssimplyme1296]

What I did when that happened to me was that I called an arbiter who started the clock. And I just started the clock myself in a local tournament.

[@DanielNaroditskyGM]

Yes you can start your own clock if your opponent isn't present even if you are white.

[@ErinWi]

Thanks for this! This is almost surely never going to happen, but I'm curious: say you get into a clearly, dead-obvious winning position. It's the opponent's move but the next move will be mate in 1 or something similar. In a fit of bad sportsmanship they walk away from the board. It's still their move, but they have 45 minutes or an hour or something and they're being a jerk and deciding to wait until they time out. Do you just have to wait it out? Go get a coffee or something? Online there are provisions if a player abandons the game, but I don't see how they could enforce them otb.

[@MistaMasta12]

I think there isn’t a rule to forbid your opponent from doing this. It’s obviously very bad sportsmanship but it can occasionally happen. Something like this would also be hard to enforce; in a losing position (but not with forced mate in few moves) your opponent can claim that they were thinking of a way to hold a draw and just needed all their time to make sure the position was lost.

[@kirillzakharov7336]

Hey Danya, one question. How the hell are you supposed to keep notation when you are scrambling with 30 seconds on the clock? Or with 5 seconds? That is simply NOT humanly possible. NOT even if you are Usain Bolt. Are you supposed to just accept the loss on time, with the crushing knowledge that there is nothing you can do about it? If so, that's just utter bs.

[@billmorrigan386]

You don't need to record moves in fast and blitz controls, i.e. when you have less than one hour per game. And 30 seconds is just an increment on top of your main time. Increments of 5-10 seconds mean it's a rapid game and moves are not to be recorded.

[@maximilianzaff2822]

You usually dont have to with under 5 minutes

[@adayah2933]

32:08 Let's say you win the tournament and the director gives you a check. What to do if it turns out to be a checkmate and he takes over the first place?

[@OregonMikeH]

Thanks! Benn waiting for a Video like this! .., Mike.

[@Angel-51423]

I’ve been in a chess tournament before when I was younger and the only payment we needed to do in order to participate in the even was do donate can food, do all tournaments do that or do you need to pay with money?

[@LogansDarling]

Question: I see a lot of people remove their opponent's piece before placing their piece on the square to capture a piece in OTB videos. Is that normally allowed? If so, how does that work with touch move? If not, what's the proper way to capture a piece? Also, when promoting, do you usually move the pawn onto the end square and then put a queen there, or do you just take the pawn off and put a queen at the end square? Thanks!

[@ahmedsayeed1330]

I have a question about recording moves on the score sheet while under time pressure. What happens when one or both players have only seconds left - are they required to keep noting the moves under such conditions? Thanks for all your terrific tutorial work. You are perhaps the best on youtube. So articulate and lucid.

[@inguh7041]

I think if there's a 30 sec increment for each move, recording is mandatory. If it's a delay or no increment, I think recording is only mandatory until you have a certain time (e.g. 5 min) left. Would like confirmation tho.

[@MatthewClancy1]

Did you explain how to capture pieces? Or was I not paying attention?

[@shashiatut]

Hi Danya. I know I'm kinda replying late, but what if black doesn't show up to the board. Do you start the clock, even if you are white, or do you wait until they show up?

[@anjalynair1752]

You will win if the opponent dint cane

[@christopher19894]

Love the 'fro, bro.

[@stag6161]

The best thing is knowing I have to bring my own board and clock, can I use a cheap Wal mart set and my phone with the Li chess clock? For that matter could I use the "over the board" feature from Li chess and play on the phone?

[@Rakkoonn]

They're very strict about phones in general in OTB chess, since they want to prevent any possibly of cheating. They have to be off, they have even been banned at some places in the past.

[@stag6161]

@@Rakkoonn Right, I've read about all that, makes sense

[@addiart577]

You can ask to use your phone, but you'll get denied 99 times out of 100

[@thelanternexpress9371]

Thank you so much for this, I’ve been playing online for 2 years and want to play OTB when Covid is done with.

[@mustafahumayun8073]

The greatest chess teacher

[@LooseToots]

Have my first tournament in Vancouver in 2 months, I am super nervous haha thanks for the video